Here is the creepiest and most unusual music scoring of the sci-fi classic - "The Day The Earth Stood Still" (1951). This is the opening of the film without dialogue, the score included electric violin, electric bass, 2 theremins* (treble & bass), test oscillators, vibraphone, 4 pianos, 4 harps & approximately 30 brass instruments. Unusual overdubbing & tape-reversal techniques were used as well.
The film music composer of this score Bernard Herrmann (1911-75) is particularly known for the scores of Alfred Hitchcock's films (such as Psycho), he also composed notable scores for many other movies (such as Citizen Kane & Taxi Driver), radio broadcast & TV programs. His music is typified by frequent use of ostinati (short repeating patterns), novel orchestration & an ability to portray character traits not altogether obvious from other elements of the film. In the last years of Herrmann's life he did much to create interest in film scores as a form of music worthy of appreciation & performance.
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